In Brussels, Tillerson offers EU strong U.S. support
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday said the United States remains committed to Europe, offering a public statement of support for European allies worried about foreign policy under President Donald Trump.
Saudi Arabia hopes U.S. will not recognize Jerusalem as capital of Israel
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has expressed hope the United States would not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and warned such a decision would have serious implications, state news agency SPA reported on Tuesday.
Exiled son of slain Yemen ex-leader calls for revenge: Saudi-owned TV
ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) – The son of Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has called for revenge against the armed Houthi movement that killed the veteran leader after he switched sides in the civil war, a Saudi-owned TV station reported on Tuesday.
Security alert closes underground station in central London: transport authority
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s transport authority said on Tuesday it had closed St Paul’s underground station in the city’s financial district while police responded to a security alert in the area.
Bus bomb kills eight in Syria’s Homs city: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A bomb blast killed eight people and injured 16 others on a bus in Syria’s Homs on Tuesday, state media said, citing the city’s health authority.
Poland’s PiS may sack PM Szydlo, replace with finance minister: sources
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party may replace Prime Minister Beata Szydlo next week with Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki as part of a long-expected government reshuffle, four sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
Britain confident of Brexit deal as May scrambles to win over Northern Irish kingmakers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said it was a confident of a deal on Brexit just hours after a tentative agreement with the European Union over the Irish border was dashed by Prime Minister Theresa May’s kingmakers in Belfast.
Myanmar says working to ensure returns of Rohingya refugees
GENEVA (Reuters) – Myanmar told the United Nations on Tuesday that it was finalizing terms for a joint working group with Bangladesh that will launch the process of safe and voluntary return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees within about tw…
Chaotic scenes as former Georgian president Saakashvili detained in Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine detained former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting a criminal organization, sparking clashes between his supporters and police who fired teargas into the crowd.
Bus bomb kills eight passengers in Syria’s Homs city: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A bomb blast killed eight people and injured 16 others on a bus in Syria’s government-held Homs city on Tuesday, state media said.
